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Today, 02:23 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift crash pads in Gyms & Equipment

Laureys, if you drop a heavy deadlift in your apartment ON ANYTHING, it will piss the neighbors off. Work on getting into a better training location.

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Today, 02:20 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Pec Strain in Managing Injuries

If you can stand to bench light once every two weeks, and it makes you feel better about yourself, go ahead. But with this medical history, the bench...

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Today, 02:16 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Undiagnosed Shoulder Re-Injury (To MRI, or not to MRI…) in Managing Injuries

Look up the "Mumford Procedure."

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Today, 02:14 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift Form Check - Road to 150kg in Technique

Deadlift Grip Adjustments | Nick Delgadillo How to Use Straps | Nick Delgadillo

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Today, 02:07 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread High Bar Squat Form Check in Technique

This is fuzzy thinking from the ExFizz Department. If your squat goes from 185x5 to 405x5, what happens to your strength at critically specific joint...

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Today, 02:03 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift reset in Technique

If you are supremely worried about your back, why are you not wearing a belt?

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Yesterday, 01:48 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Fuck off.

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02-12-2025, 08:19 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Ah.

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02-12-2025, 07:56 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Where does he try to spell Buddhism?

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02-12-2025, 07:53 PM

Mark Rippetoe started a thread Carl Raghavan SSC: The Biggest Lie You've Been Sold in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

The Biggest Lie You’ve Been Sold | Carl Raghavan

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02-12-2025, 06:26 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Amusing.

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02-12-2025, 02:07 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread High Bar Squat Form Check in Technique

So, you think the position with which the joint is trained is more relevant to the sport than the strength obtained from the training?

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02-12-2025, 01:26 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Pec Strain in Managing Injuries

Stop benching. With your injury history, you're going to hurt yourself and end up in surgery. Just press 3x/week.

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02-12-2025, 12:44 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift reset in Technique

Video?

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02-12-2025, 12:43 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Squat form check in Technique

Depth is correct here, still showing some knee slide. I think you should just learn how to squat correctly and gain about 40 pounds of bodyweight....

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02-12-2025, 12:36 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Previous knee tendonitis - squat form check in Technique

I don't.

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02-12-2025, 12:33 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread High Bar Squat Form Check in Technique

Explain how squatting with lighter weight and an incorrect back angle is specific to wrestling.

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02-12-2025, 12:31 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Client injuries in Coaching

Don't address it unless it occurs, because it might not, if you do your job correctly. If it happens, train them through it. But don't give your...

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02-12-2025, 12:25 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

I think you are conflating 'Western Civilization" with the current version of American and European culture. They are not the same.

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02-11-2025, 09:46 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Yngvi, calm down. The people on this board are not retards, because I have culled the retards.

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02-11-2025, 06:33 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Trouble sleeping as you get bigger in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Probably not.

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02-11-2025, 06:33 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Jackson will dismiss this, of course, but I think this may be the most important thing so far: https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1889427640450425258

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02-11-2025, 03:43 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Trouble sleeping as you get bigger in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

A CPAP might help you get to sleep well enough that your body sorts its position out more efficiently.

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02-11-2025, 01:02 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Trouble sleeping as you get bigger in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Are you using a CPAP?

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02-11-2025, 01:01 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Training Keeps Getting Derailed, Advice Please in General Programming

If you have a RC tear, you cannot use dumbbells because you cannot control their position with that shoulder without a radical deload that will not...

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02-11-2025, 12:58 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Your Strongest Bodyweight | Carl Raghavan in General Q&A

I'd be interested in Deborah's thoughts on this. Sounds about right to me.

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02-10-2025, 06:10 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread The Final FINAL Word on Belt Width -- Straight From TMPHBITEU in General Q&A

It's fine with me, but you will find it to be uncomfortable.

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